Make Your Voice Heard :  Leaseholder meeting with Urang & unelected RTM Directors Mon. 15th Sep 6.30 pm – at Pestana or Online

Just a reminder to all leaseholders that there is a meeting with Urang and the unelected RTM company directors tomorrow, Mon. 15th Sep 6.30 pm – at Pestana or Online Despite RTM, you… Continue reading →

Government consultation on Leasehold Reform – Closes 26th September – please have your say – the freeholders certainly will!

The UK Government’s July 2025 Leasehold Reform Consultation claims to outline major changes to empower leaseholders and end outdated, unfair leasehold practices in England and Wales. Built on the foundation of the Leasehold… Continue reading →

Our Petition is Cited in Government Letter to Rendall and Rittner! Answers demanded by 11th July.

Following Rendall and Rittner’s appearance before MPs in May, which I attended as an observer, they have now been called on by the Housing, Communities and local Government Committee to answer some key questions… Continue reading →

Chelsea Bridge Wharf RTM director resigns – Still no answers from Urang on the fundamental questions at Chelsea Bridge Wharf

Urang and the RTM directors need to answer these questions: So much for Urang’s ‘new era of transparency’. If you would like to leave a review for Urang on Trustpilot (good or bad) the… Continue reading →

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Worth bearing in mind who will have control of your service charge money after Right to Manage

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CBWRA refuses to allow committee or residents to see the contract with Urang – Is there something to hide?

I proposed this motion for the CBWRA AGM – ”The contract which CBW RTM signed with Urang (managing agents) in September 2023 approx, for preparing the RTM application, and becoming managing agent if… Continue reading →

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Leasehold Reforms Become Law

Homeowners will receive more rights, power and protections over their homes under the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act which has become law today. The Act will make it easier and cheaper for leaseholders… Continue reading →

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Rendall and Rittner featured in BBC’s ‘Rip Off Britain’

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001zhps/rip-off-britain-series-16-4-paying-1-per-mile-for-car-insurance Residents at New Little Mill development in Ancoats, Manchester tell a story which will be familiar to most leaseholders at Rendall and Rittner managed developments. Inflated service charges, unclear statements. It is… Continue reading →

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Only 9 months late – CBWRA’s response to my motion passed at the SGM in September 2023 regarding their arbitrary closure of CBW app accounts

At the CBWRA SGM in September 2023, I proposed the following motion, which was passed: ”No resident’s CBW app account should be closed without a formal and transparent process, which is in writing,… Continue reading →

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The CBWRA 2024 AGM – once again a desperation to restrict resident involvement

Residents were sent the following email (below) re the AGM by CBWRA ‘co-chairs’ Larisa Villar Hauser and Louis Sebastian Kendall, who changed the constitution in September 2023 resulting in only 9% of leaseholders… Continue reading →

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How Louis Sebastian Kendall and Larisa Villar Hauser ‘won’ the 2024 CBWRA Chair elections.

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CBWRA have just 140 members (out of 1150 leaseholders). They are not recognised by the freeholders. The Chairs have not been fairly elected. They do not speak for CBW residents and have no legitimacy

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Property Institute releases benchmarking data on service charges – CBW is double the average on BSA costs but CBWRA will not challenge

The Property Institute has released benchmarking data for service charges based on nearly 14,000 properties across 108 developments. There is a lot of interesting data including the Buildings Safety Act costs which TPI… Continue reading →

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Government highlight overcharging for Building Safety Act costs by managing agents

At the end of 2023 I reported on the estimated £400,000 which Rendall and Rittner plans to charge Chelsea Bridge Wharf residents in relation to costs from the Building Safety Act 2022. I… Continue reading →